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CVE-2020-16156

Published: 13 December 2021

CPAN 2.28 allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Notes

AuthorNote
rayveldkamp
Fix is in cpanpm 2.29
leosilva
using only ensured identified https mirrors
could be a solution, as even perl modules
if a trusted server is used its identity
will be verified even in the absense of
perl-module-signature.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
perl
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.26.1-6ubuntu0.6)
focal
Released (5.30.0-9ubuntu0.3)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
impish Ignored
(end of life)
jammy
Released (5.34.0-3ubuntu1.1)
kinetic
Released (5.34.0-5ubuntu1.1)
lunar
Released (5.36.0-4ubuntu2)
trusty
Released (5.18.2-2ubuntu1.7+esm4)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream Needed

xenial
Released (5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/andk/cpanpm/commit/b27c51adf0fda25dee84cb72cb2b1bf7d832148c
upstream: https://github.com/andk/cpanpm/commit/bcbf6d608e48d25306ecfd273118b4d6ba1c5df6
upstream: https://github.com/andk/cpanpm/commit/46fe910becd5746adca92e18660567c9e8d37eb5
upstream: https://github.com/andk/cpanpm/commit/7f9e5e8c52f535c1c13e177595a5ef4710c72058
upstream: https://github.com/andk/cpanpm/commit/c03257dbebccd4deeff1987d5efd98113643f717
upstream: https://github.com/andk/cpanpm/commit/7d4d5e32bcd9b75f7bf70a395938a48ca4a06d25
upstream: https://github.com/andk/cpanpm/commit/89b13baf1d46e4fb10023af30ef305efec4fd603

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H